Gate.



n, M. wmEmNGjmN.

l am, APPLICATIQN FILED JULY l0.- 19H.

' Patented Jan 8,1918.

l Illln Z iNVENTOR V l W ESSES 14: will move back to normal position and thereby raise the gate to its normal vertical position.

From the foregoing it will be observed thata very simple and durable gate has been provided, the details of which embody the preferred form. I- desire it to be understood, however, that slight changes in the minor detail's of construction may be made without departing from the spirit of the inventlion or the scope of the claims hereunto apjpended.

claim:

l. Agate comprisingaplatform, a swinging gate mounted upon the platform and including a shaft having one .end disposed at rightangles and extending below the platform, a Weight carried by the extended end pif the shaft, a lever pivotallymounted and 20 Y aving one end curved to form a depression for the reception of the said weight, the opposite end vof the lever being weighted.

2. A gate comprising a platform, a swinging gate mounted upon the platform and including a shaft having one end disposed-at right angles and extending below the platform, a weight carried by the extended nd of the shaft, a levervpivotally mounted and having one end curved to form a. depression for the reception of the said weight, the opposite end of the lever-'being weighted, connecting bars projecting toward the ends of the platform 'and connected to the gate at opposite edges thereof, and weighted links pivotally connected to the connecting bars and the said platform.

3. A gate comprising a platform, a swinging gate mounted upon the platform and a shaft, a plurality of yokes -embracing the shaft and connected to the platform, a clamp member including plates embracing the pickets at the other lower ends and connected 'to the said shaft, connecting bars having their inner ends connected to opposite edges of the gate, the outer ends of the .connecting bars carryl ing of the same when the weight from the said p In testimonfy whereof I aliX my slgnature of the bars to normally maintain the, pickets at the other lower ends and connected to the said having their inner ends connected to opposite edges of the gate, the outer ends of the connecting bars carrying loops, a weighted means mounted at each end of the platform including a pivoted link joined to the loop on the adjacent connecting bar, 'a weight joined to the said shaft and suspended therefrom, and means engageable with the said last mentioned weight for preventing swaygate is in upright position.

5. A gate comprising a ing gate mounted upon the platform and including a plurality of pickets, a shaft, a plurality of yokes embracing the shaft, a clamp member including plates embracing the pickets at their lower ends-and connected to the said shaft, connecting bars having their inner ends-connected to the opposite edges of the gate, the outer ends of the connecting bars carrying loops, weighted means mounted at each end of the platform includinga pivoted link joined to the loop on platform, a swingadjacent connecting bar and a weight j oined to the said shaft and suspended therefrom, and a lever pivotally mounted and including a depressed portion adapted to receive the sha t.

wo witnesses.

in presence o Y HERBERT n. WETHERINGTON.

Witnesses:

H. L. ARNOLD, W. C. WHITE.

shaft, connecting bars 

